Shoe-bottom-filler machine.



W. F. Tommy. SHOE BOTTOM FILLER MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.15, 1912.

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SHOE BOTTOM FILLER MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 15, 1912.

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. CORPORATION OF MAINE.

SHOEBOTTOIVI-FILLEB MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 2'9, 1915.42.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, W ILLIAM F. Tonnnr, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Quincy, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Shoe-Bottom-Filler Machines, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

My invention is an improvement on the general type of shoe-bottom filler, machine shown in the application. of Andrew Thoma, Serial No. 350,588, filed January 3, 1907, in which the filler material is continuously propelled forward by a screw-like propeller and permitted to escape from clogging at the delivery end of the chamber by having a return path provided for it, so that when the delivery opening is closed, the filler material may be kept thereby in continuous cir culation but while being ever ready for in stant discharge whenever the delivery opening is open.

My invention aims to provide a filler delivering and depositing mechanism which shall be entirely automatic, both as to its periodic movements and as to its leveling or distribution of the filler in the shoe bottom. To this end, I preferably provide means for moving the shoe in one direction only, as distinguished from the reciprocating movement heretofore proposed, and also my preferred mechanism includes a multiarmed jack, so'that all the operator has to do is to remove the shoe which has been filled and place another shoe in position to be filled, but without requiring any attention from the operator in c0nnection with the actual filling operation.

A further important feature of my invention resides in providing the narrowmouthed delivery opening with an automaticallyoperated valve mechanism whose delivery movement is regulated accurately by and in exact accordance with the requirements of the width of the shoe bottom at the exact ooint thereof to which the filler is be- 111g delivered at any given instant. To this end, instead of providing the valve members withf opening means depending for their movement upon the insole lip, as in the above Thoma device, I provide the slide valve members with rolls or pushers located in line with the delivery orifice and in position to be engaged by the sides of the shoe,-and, in this connection, I preferably provide tripping means for permitting the dissimultaneous closing movement of the valve members proper and said pushers so that the length of the filled portion of the shoe-bottom may thereby be accurately determined and regulated automatically. A

Further details of my invention will appear in the course of the following-descrip tion, taken with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown a fer-red embodiment of the invention,

together with the more important features the invention, will be again pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, Figure 1. is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the preferred embodiment of my invention, showing most of the portions thereof in side elevation; Fig. 2

is an enlarged sectional view taken trans versely of the machine lengthwise of the delivery orifice so as to show details in front elevation of the slide valve mechanism;

3 shows in front elevation one form of mechanism for operating the leveling and spreading' roll or tool: Fig. 4 is a secional cross detail on the line H, Fig. 2; Fig. 5 is a bot tom plan view of the delivery orifice, slide valve mechanism, and some of the adjacent parts; Fig. 6 is a cross sectional detail on the" line 6-6, Fig. 2; and Fig. 7 is a plan view of a portion of the jack andeonnacted parts.

The general features of my invention may be of any usual or preferred kind preferably of the general type shown in the above mentioned Thoma application, comprising a filler chamber or container 1, steamjacketed at 2, and provided with a door 3 hinge datl for the admission of the cakes of shoe-bottom filler (of the kind known as ThomafBesto filler. now universally used by the' shoe trade), said chamber or container being mounted on aframe 5 so as to maintain the delivery end 6 thereof at the required height for the convenience of the operator, who usually is in a standing position. in the tiller chamber 1f mount an agitator, shown as a rod 7 having a series of blades 8 of such pitch and direction of movement as to serve continuously to tend to raise the filler so as to prevent itspackthe mouth or delivbeveled gears 14:, 15 and a shaft 16 with a worm wheel 17 and worm 18 of a shaft 19 carrying fast and loose pulleys 20, 21,whereby a positive and yet slow movement of the lifting agitator 7, 8 is provided. As the filler is softened and rendered sluggishly fiuid by the frictional movement of the agitator and the heat of the steam or hot-water jacketed container, it falls or settles down ward, where I provide a lateral extension 22 of the chamber, preferably having an and in this extension I inclined bottom, mount a screw propeller or filler-mover whose shaft 24 extends rearwardly and is provided with a beveled gear 25 meshing with a similar gear 26 fast on the shaft 13, whereby said propeller is continuously operated to keep the filler at the inclined bottom of the chamber under continuous forward downward movement toward the delivery orifice 27 of the machine. This propeller has the pitch of its screw decrease toward its lower end so that the speed of movement of the fillertends to be varied thereby. The extension chamber 22 is pro vided with a bypass or passageway open for the free flow of the filler whenever the orifice 27 is closed, and, while this by-pass may be located in any-convenient manner and place, I prefer to provide the same.

above the propeller or filler-feeder 23, as indicated at 28. Thus, when the orifice is closed, the filler material'fiowsby gravity (aided by the heat and by the downward pulling of the mover 23) down theperipheral portion or conical walls of the chamber 1 to the propeller and thence along the bottom of the chamber toward the orifice, and thence back upward along the bypass 28 to the center of the chamber 1, where it is pulled and lifted by the agitator 7 8. The result is that the entire filler mass is kept in continuous traveling movement, poufing upward at the middle of the chamber in a fountain-like manner and thence downward peripherally, etc. This provides numerous advantages, keeping the filler light and thoroughly disintegrated, as distinguished from becoming packed down hard, main taining it uniformly healed. preventing any ortions lodging long the walls and becommg burned, and permitting an exceedingly low heat, such as that of warm water, to be sufficient for the softening purposes of the otherwise normally self-supporting filler.

The filler orifice is preferably quite nar- 1,1aaee1 tom to come in direct contact therewith as the shoe is being filled. These valve mem bers may be closed either positively or yield ingly by any suitable means, relatively heavy springs being herein shown for convenience, as one means of accomplishing the closing movement.

As one of the novel features of my inven tion resides in providing means permitting the shoe to go continuously forward without any backward movement, I provide a valve opener or retractor mechanism for the members 30, 31, -which may be rendered inoperative when the shoe has moved forward to that distance to which it is to be filled, thereby permitting the'valve men'r bers then to be instantly closed so as toprevent the deposit of any filler rearwardly of said point. As a convenient means'of carrying out this feature of my invention, l. have herein shown each valve member as provided with a lug 36 depending in the slot 27 and normally engaged by the hooked end pivoted at 89 to an auxiliary slide to which is normally held by a spring ii under tendency to move forward to valve closed position. The trip 38 is held. yieldingly in valve clutching engagement. by a spring 12 and has a lower t1.'i1i ping end 41-3 extending downward in position to be engaged by any suitable tripping means (presently to be described). At its forward end, each auxiliary slide 0 carries a retractor or valve mover, herein shown as preferably consisting of a roll it to be engaged by the sides of the shoe as the shoe isunoved forward. These rolls 4:4; are located. in the preferred embodiment of my invention, in the straight line which includes the orifice 27 as viewed in Fig. 5, or, stated more technically, the position controlling devices for the valve are located in a vertical plane passing through the orifice and at right angles to the direction of movement of the shoe past said orifice. By this I do not mean that the devices must be in the form of the rolls 44 (although the latter are preferred) nor that they must extend vertically, but merely that they shall be soarranged asto operate the valve with reference to the oposite sides of the shoe at the precise point in alinement with the direction of the orifice transversely of the shoe.

This feature and mass; an

of my invention carries with it an important advantage, as it enables the valve to limit the discharge opening exactly in accordance with-the width of the bottom cavity, inasmuch as the rolls 44 gradually increase the discharge opening of the orifice as the shoe moves from its narrow toe part to its wider ball part, and then they equally permit the discharge opening to contract as they draw together in going from the widest ballpart of the shoe toward the narrow shank part. In other Words, by reason of this construc tion and arrangement of valve control, the valve opening is widened and narrowed according 'to the special this widenin and narrowing takes place exactly as t e wide. flow or narrow flow of filler is required for the bottom cavity. Stated broadly, I provide means, which (irrespective of where located, how operated, or the position assumed by said means or with reference to the shoe) so controls the valve that the extent of opening of the-valve always bears a fixed ratio to the width of the shoe at that point of the shoe which is at the filler delivery orifice at any given moment. Or, stated more specifically but still quite broadly, I provlde means whose position varies with the variations of the opposite sides of the shoe and which means controls the valve with reference to the width of the shoe-bottom cavity at that point of the shoewhich is at the filler delivery orifice at any given instant and in such manner that the delivery of the filler is always restrictedto the shoe bottom cavity. For the purpose of moving the shoe forward, .I provide a jack. one

' thereof being shown in full detail in Fig. 1

and three others partially shown. On a central rotary jack block or support 1S mounted a slide block or adjustable jack limit myself,

ase 46 slidingon a way 47 and clamped thereon by a clamping handle 48. On this base'is mounted'a jack 49, being shown as adjustably su ported by a screw 50 at one end operated ya hand wheel 51 and on a stationary pin or rod 52 at theother end.

The shoe (with. its. contained last) is mounted on a jack spindle 53 entering the usual thimble or spindle hole in the heel of the last and on a t0erest 54. The latter is pivotally supported at and adjustable by a usual thumb screw 56, and the jack spindle is pivotally mounted at 57 and yieldingly held by a spring 58. .The other three jacks are the same in construction. I do not however, to these constructional details nor to the number of jacks or other supporting and conveying devices which may be provided for carrying the 7 shoe into'position- Preferably the tripping devices previously mentioned on th are mounted shape of the last,

e ack at the opposite sides thereof, a 1

cured thereto at 60 and provided at its upper end with 'a laterally adjustable plate 61 Whose upper end is deflected obliquely, as best shown in Figs. 2, 5 and 6. Thus, when the shoe has been moved forward by the .jack so as to bring its ball portion (or to whatever point the filling of the shoe is desired to terminate), the members 61 engage thetrips 43 and thereby instantly unlock or release thevalve members 30, 31 so that they immediately close the orifice and cut ofl further deposit of filler. The shoebottom having thus been filled to the desired point, it becomes necessary to level it down, and particularly to insure that the filler is properly spread forward into the toe. In my machine, the toe is apt to be leftfilled scant, because of the fact that the shoe has only a forward movement, and the tendency of the sticky filler to drag slightly rearward before it gets a suflicient hold or cling to the bottom of the innersole. Therefore, I mount a pressing or smoothing and spreading tool herein shown as a roll 62, in the path of the shoe-bottom, ing this tool a quick forward movement when the shoe reaches it, so that it will thereby spread the filler forward into the extreme end of the toe cavity as well as in all other places in the shoe bottom cavity which the filler should occupy. While this forwardmovement of the roll 62 may be limited to a single forward movement, I prefer to give it a series of relatively rapid movements in this direction. This rapid reciprocation of the roll is shown for convenience as being accomplished by a path cam 63 in whose tortuous path 64: travels a roll (35 projecting from a plate or fork (Si com nected by a pivoted link 67 to the U-shaped member or frame (38 which carries the roll. (52. The journal bearings of the roll are mounted to slide readily in ways (59 provided in said frame, and the roll is normally held yieldingly downward by springs 70. The cam 63 is rotated by the same shaft '71 which rotates the shoe carriers or jacks, being herein shown for convenience as connected to the jack block 45 by a worm T2 and worm wheel 73 on whose shaft 74: the frame 68 is loosely mounted, whereas the jack block is fast thereon. The'shaft 71 at its rear end is provided with a beveled gear '75 meshing with a gear 76 011 the shaft 18 before mentioned. I

As the operation of my filler machine has already been set forth in detail in the course of the foregoing description. it will be sulficient briefly to summarize the same at this point. As the successive jacks are revolved and come up one by one in front of the operator, he removes therefrom the filled shoes and places thereon shoes which are to be filled. This is all that the operator has to' do,-a;s the machine does the rest.- As the shoe is moved forward by thejaclr, the toe of the shoe engages the two rolls ll and instantly spreads them apart in accordance with the increasing width of the shoe from the toe to the ball. its the rolls et of the valve-ret'acting mechanism separate, they correspondingly open the tiller delivery orifice by sliding back the members 30, 31, and the lillcr propeller or screw 23 instantly ejects through the narrow slit or orifice a thin ribbon or stream of relatively free-flowing filler, which is limited by the valve members width of the shoe bottom cavity, and by the position of the shoe with relation to the valve ends 3 to the depth of the shoe bottom. As soon as the shoe has beci'i filled hack to the ball or such other point as it is desired that it should be filled, the tripping devices 61. engage the trips 43 and thereby move the hooked ends 3? from the parts 36, so that the springs 35 instantly close the delivery orifice and cut oil fiuther flow of filler. When the shoe has been moved forward entirely beyond the filling region, the rolls ll are thereby permitted to escape from engagement with the shoe and be moved toward each other by the springs ll. As the shoe moves forward, it is first engaged at its toe by the roll (32, which instantly spreads the lillcr properly in the toe by its forward movement, and as the shoe continues to move forward, said roll rapidly spreads the filler accurately to every point required. It will be understo d that the roll is either heated or provided with soapy water or any of the means for preventing its clinging to the filler well known in this art.

n oriiice in its lower lVhile I have shown my invention in its preferred embodiment and intend to claim the same in all the details thereof, it will be understood that in its broader aspects the invention is capable of a wide variation of mechanical embodin'ients all within the spirit and scope of the inventn.

l'lilving described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: 3

1. A SllQQdOOttOlll. filler machine, comprising a supply chamber for mixed filler of a sluggish, sticky, coherent nature,provided with a delivery orilice, means capable of dolivering said filler through said orifice to shoe bottoms, means cooperating with said orifice for controlling the said delivery, and automatic mechanism "for presenting the shoes one after the other in fillings; relation to said. orilice and said controlling means.

2. A shoe-bottom iiller machine, comprising a chamber for mixed filler of a sluggish, sticky, coherent naturephavinp; a delivery H end, means in. said lower end capable of delivering into a shoe bottom,

through said orifice, the required amount orand automatic means for ing a chamber for mixed 30., 31 to the nsane for passing shoes one arter said filler, means for controlling the deli i cry of the filler from said orifice to the shoe, passing a shoe in a uni-directional movement only, forward in operative relation to and contact with said orifice.

3. A shoe-bottom filler machine, compris filler of a sluggish, sticky, coherent nature, having a delivery orifice in its lower end, means in said lower end capable of delivering into a shoe bottom, through said. orifice, the required amount of said filler, automatic. means for passing shoes one after the other in a unidirectional movement only, forward in operative relation to and contact with said orifice, and controlling mechanism for limiting the delivery ot the filler from said orifice to the shoe, in accordance with the needs of each shoe, including means for positively stopping the discharge of filler at the orifice at a predetermined point in the progress of each shoe.

l. A. shoe-bottom filler machine, comprising a chamber for mixed sticky, coherent nature, having a=delivery orifice at its lower end, means in said lower end capable of delivering into a shoe bottom, through said orifice, the required amount of said tiller, means for controlling the delivery of the filler from said orifice to the shoe. said means beingconstructed and arranged to protect the welt and confine the filler within the bottom cavity, automatic means for passing shoes one after the other in a uni-directional movement only, forward in. operative relation to said orifice, and con nections for operating said controlling means arranged to be actuated in timed relation to the movement of said shoe-passing means. I

5. A shoe-bottom filler machine, comprising a chamber for mixed filler of a sluggish, sticky, coherent nature, having a delivery orifice at its lower end, means in said lower end capable of delivering into a shoe bottom, through said orifice, the required. amount of said filler, means for controlling the delivery of the tiller vfrom said orifice to the shoe. said means bcingnconstructed and arranged to protect the welt and confine the filler within the bottom cavity, automatic the other in a uni-directional inc ement only, for ward in operative relation to said orifice, connections for opt-rating said controlling means arranged to be actuatedin timed relation to'tho mo ement oi sac shoe ing means, and means 'for automatically spreading the said mixed nller intheshoc means cooperating with said'recentacle and filler of a sluggish,

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toeward from orifice for delivering said filler through said orifice into a shoe-bottom, and means for spreading the deposited filler in the shoe-bottom, all of the aforesaid means being so arranged that the shoe may be moved said orifice to said spreading means, and mechanism for giving said spreading means a toeward movement in the same direction as the said movement ,of the shoe.

7. In a machine of the kind described, a chamber for filler of a sluggish, sticky, coherent nature, having a delivery orifice adjacent its lower end, means in said lower end adapted to deliver said filler through said, orifice, and means mounted in said chamber for agitating the contained filler with an upward movement away from said orifice.

8. In a machine of the kind described, a chamber for filler of a sluggish, sticky, co herent nature, having a delivery orifice adj acent its lower end, means mounted in said chamber for agitating the contained filler with an upward movement away from said orifice, cotiperating mechanism for propelling a portion of the filler in a continuous movement toward said orifice, and means for opening and closing said orifice, said machine having a construction and arrangement to permit the continuous movement of the filler adjacent said orifice, and thence away from the orifice When the latter is closed,

9. In a machine of the kind described, a

filler supply chamber having a recess adjacent its bottom arranged to be heated, and provided \vi opening and closing said orifice, and a screw propeller mounted in said recess for moving the filler toward the orifice, said propeller and recess being constructed and arranged to permit diversion and movement of the filler back from said orifice in a continuous travel When the orifice is closed.

'10. In a machine of the kind described, a filler chamber having a delivery orifice, a valve for opening and closing said orifice, and means arranged to become operative upon the presentation of a shoe in filling relation to said orifice for moving said valve to open position, comprising devices movable widthwise of the shoe and so arranged as to control the valve in such manner that the extent of opening of said valve always bears a fixed ratio to the width of .said shoe at that point thereof which is at the filler delivery orifice at any given instant.

11. In a machine of'the kind described, a filler chamber having a delivery orifice, a valve for opening and closing said orifice, and means becoming operative upon the presentation of a shoefor movingfsaid valve to open position, consisting of devices movable \vidthwise of the shoe and responsive in povalve for opening th a delivery orifice, means for mechanism for sition to the variations of the opposite sides of the shoe when the shoe is being filled, and so arrangedthat said devices control the valve at the orifice with reference to the width of the shoe-bottom cavity at that point thereof which at any given instant is at the filler delivery orifice. and in such manner that the delivery of the filler is always restricted to said shoe-bottom cavity.

1:2. In a machine of the kind described, a filler chamber having a delivery orifice, a and closing said orifice, means arranged to become operative by engagement with the opposite'sides of a shoe moved past said orifice to receive into its bottom a supply of filler for moving said valve to open position, the shoe-engaging portions of said means being located in a vertical plane passing through the orifice and at right angles to the direction of movement of the shoe/past said orifice, thereby to control the extent of the opening of the orifice \vitlrreference to the Width of the shoe at the point where the shoe is being filled at any given instant, tripping means for disconnecting said moving means from the valve at a predetermined point in the travel of the shoe past said orifice, and means for then closing the valve.

13. In a machine of the kind described, a filler chamber having a delivery orifice, a valve for opening and closing said orifice, means arranged to become operative by engagement with the opposite sides of a shoe moved past said orifice to receive into its bottom a supply of filler for moving said 'alve to open position, the shoe-engaging portions of said means being located in a vertical plane passing through the orifice and at right angles to the direction of m0vement of the shoe past said orifice, thereby to control the extent of the opening of the orifice with reference to the width of the shoe at the point where the shoe is being filled at any given instant, tripping means for disconnecting said moving means from the valve at a predetermined point in the travel of the shoe past said orifice, means for then closing the valve, and means for adjusting said tripping means to vary the point of release of said valve.

ll. In a machine of the kind described, a

filler chamber having a. delivery orifice, a

valve for opening and closing said orifice.

carrying a shoe past said orifice to receive a deposit of filler, and valve opening means arranged to become operative upon the arrival of'the shoe in position to begin to receive said deposit and also arranged to vary the opening movement of said valve in accordance with the varying Width of the shoe bottom in such manner that the delivery of the filler is restricted to the shoe bottom. i

15. In a machine of the kind described, a

filler chamber having a delivery orifice, a

orifice to receive a valve for opening and closing said orifice, mechanism for carrying a shoe past said deposit of filler, valve opening means arranged to become operative upon the arrival of the shoe in position meeting said valve-opening means filler receptacle to begin to receive said deposit and also arranged to vary the opening movement of said valve in accordance with the varying width of the shoe bottom in such manner that the delivery of the filler is restricted to the shoe bottom, tripping means for disconfrom the valve at a predetermined point in said travel of the shoe past'said orifice, andmeans for then closing the valve.

17. In a machine of the kind described, a filler receptacle having a del fiery orifice arranged to permit a shoe to be carried past the same to receive into its bottom cavity a su ply of filler, and adapted to handle mixed filler of a sluggish, sticky, coherent, chunky nature, said machine being constructed and arranged to confine the filler to the cavity within the ,ivelt, an automatically closing valve for SALCl'QIlfiCG, said machine being constructed and arranged to permit the valve to be opened, and tripping means arranged to release said valve at a predetermined point in the progress of said shoe in its movement past said orifice, Whereby said valve is permitted to close automatically. a

18. In a machine of the kind described, a having a delivery orifice arranged; to permit a shoe to be carried past the same to receive into its bottom a supply of filler, an automatically closing valve for said orifice, opening means for said valve arranged to be rendered operative by the presence of a shoe in filling relation to said orifice, and means arranged to cause sai opening means to lose control of said valve at a predetermined point in the progress of said shoe in its movement past said orifice, whereby said valve is permitted to close automatically.

19. A. machine prising a receptacle having an outlet for delivering the filling material in ribbon form, means for automatically carrying a shoe past said outlet to receive a to be rendered opshoe which is to receive for filling shoe soles, com

deposit of said material, and means for automatically varying the width of the ribbon,

20. A machine for filling shoe soles, comprising a shoe carrier, means for supplying filling material to a shoe on said carrier, a roll for compacting the material supplied to said shoe, and forward and back compact it.

21. A machine for filling shoe soles, comprising ashoe carrier having a movement carrying a shoe in a curved path to receive a deposit of filling material therein, means for depositing a supply of filling material in a shoe on said carrier-when moved in said curved path, and means for condensing and spreading said material within the shoe sole after the material has been deposited therein.

22. A machine for filling shoe soles, comprising a rotatable shoe carrier, having a pivot-ally adjustable toe rest, and a jack for supporting the-heel portion of a shoe with its toe portion bearing on said rest, 1neans supplying filling material to said shoe when on said carrier, and means for controlling the said supply of filling material to a deposit Within the shoe;

28. A machine for filling shoe soles, prising a shaft, a shoe carrier rotatably mounted on said shaft, said carrier including a.jack adjustably mounted on said shaft,

upon said material to means for moving the roll for com-

means for supplying filling material to a.

shoe carried by 's'ai jack, and means for varying the position of the jack relatively to the shaft according tofthe'lengthof the the filling material. 24\ A machine for filling shoe soles, comprising a shoe carrier, a chamber for mixed filler of a sluggish, sticky, coherent nature, having a deliver orifice for delivering fillerv through said orifice to "a shoe on said carrier, means for controlling the delivery oi the filler from said orifice to the shoe, a roll, for condensing and spreading the filler suplied to said shoe, and a supporting and caring mechanism for said r0 containin provision for afiordin the roll a compoun movement towardail ffirward and bacirward lengthwise of the s cc. i a

25. A. machine for filling'shoe solesjconi- 1 rising a shoe carrier, a chamber for mixed roll also having provision permitting its u from the shoe and coherent nature, a

I o Q through said or cc to a shoe on sa d carrier, v t e i A wease posite ends to have independent movement toward the shoe.

26. A machine for filling shoe soles, comprising a filler receptacle having a delivery orifice arranged to permit a shoe to be carried past the same to receive into its bottom a supply of filler, a shoe carrier movable past said orifice in a curved path, gate valves for opening and closing said orifice, and means for opening said valves arranged to be rendered operative by the bringing of a shoe by said carrier to position to be filled at said orifice.

27. A machine for filling shoe soles, conr prising a receptacle for a mixed filler of a sluggish, sticky, coherent nature, having an orifice, means cooperating with said receptacle and orifice for delivering said filler from said orifice into a shoe bottom, a shoe carrier movable past said orifice to position a shoe properly for being filled, gate valves for opening and closing said orifice, and means coiiperating With said valves and said carrier for controlling the opening and closing cl said valves.

28. A machine for filling shoe soles, com prising a receptacle having an orifice, gate valves for controlling said orifice, a shoe carrierv movable past said orifice to position a shoe properly for being filled, and means for controlling the movement of said gate valves, including latches adapted to engage and disengage said valves, and having timed operation by said shoe carrier.

29. A machine filling shoe soles, comprising a receptacle having a delivery orifice, a shoe carrier movable past said orifice, valves for controlling" the delivery of filler through said orifice, and means for actnating-l'said valves according to the shape of at least a part of the shoe.

30. A machine for filling shoe soles, comprising a receptacle having a delivery orifice, a shoe carrier movable past said orifice, valves for controlling the delivery of filler through said orifice, means for opening the valves under the control of the passing shoe, and independent means for accomplishing the closing of said valves.

31. A machine for filling shoe soles, comprising a receptacle having a delivery orifice, a shoe carrier movable past said orifice, valves for opening and closing said orifice, and means coiiperating with said valves for controlling the delivery of filling material from said receptacle with reference to the passage of the shoe, said means being adjustable to prevent deposit of material in the shank portion of the shoe.

A machine for filling shoe soles, comprising a receptacle having a delivery orifice, valve mechanism for opening and closing said orifice, a shoe carrier movable past said orifice for positioning a shoe to be filled, and means movable with said carrier for controlling the closing of the valve mechanism according to Whatever portion of the length of the shoe it is desired to have filled, said movable means beii'ig adjustable for varying the extent of said portion as desired.

- In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM F. 'ronnnv.

l/Vitnesses C. L. Roenns, EDWARD MAXWELL. 

